Awesome Shut-In Necromancer

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“Ugh.”

In the ocean water that engulfed everything, I waved my hands and summoned a few Abyssal Ghouls.

As a result, the seemingly endless seawater quickly absorbed, and we regained our freedom.

‘It certainly looks strong, but…’

As I examined it calmly, it felt quite different from before.

Though it was a rival, it wasn’t an unbeatable opponent. I assumed that Tindalus was more of a subordinate than the main culprit in this situation.

“I’ll hold them off, so just attack.”

Regaining confidence from my orders, Serejia and the other two calmly gathered their strength.

The opponent was undoubtedly a divine being, but I had power to match that.

“Seal of the Underworld.”

Without weighing it from the start, I pulled out all my strength, and a deep blue mist engulfed the area, revealing a massive door.

And from there, Charon, the ferryman of the Underworld, and Cerberus, the watchdog, stepped out in succession.

“As I’ve heard, you handle death energy quite powerfully.”

“More than just ‘powerfully,’ I’d say.”

As I waved my hand, the dark blue death energy gradually spread around.

It was the declaration of territory, one of the abilities of the Seal of the Underworld.

“Undead Call.”

Swish.

Boom!

Boom!

Just from uttering a single spell, undead creatures of various forms began to appear from the place where the death energy reached.

Their numbers exceeded a hundred and then a thousand, soon filling the surroundings.

At the sight of the maddening undead army, Tindalus let out a low moan.

“To think a mere human possesses such power, it’s hard to believe.”

Then, he too began to shine with explosive strength.

“Divine Power, Sea God’s Palace.”

“…Ugh.”

A sharp, tingling energy pierced through my body. It felt the same as when I faced Tindalus for the first time.

And now, I could clearly realize what this sensation was.

‘Divine power.’

It was a different kind of power from mine, which was why my instincts had warned me.

As Tindalus utilized his divine power, multiple creatures began to emerge from the underwater palace, creating a grand army.

From the trident-wielding naga tribe to the gigantic sea dragon. It was no exaggeration to say that it was a sight displaying every kind of monster that could inhabit the sea.

The undead army faced off against the sea monsters and, soon enough, began a literal war.

‘… This kind of battle is something I’ve never experienced even in Thebes.’

I’ve fought countless battles utilizing the undead army, but no way had I ever experienced such a scale of attrition.

Tindalus wielded a trident, which could be called a divine artifact, chanting various spells, while I pulled out Kurdalia to strengthen my undead.

The combined power of both sides was practically even.

“Looking frail but putting up some power, huh?”

“… Not yet.”

As Tindalus slammed his trident down, the skin of the sea creatures shifted to a reddish hue, entering a frenzied state.

Without considering the aftermath, it was an extreme measure solely to defeat my army.

I couldn’t help but chuckle and asked him, “So, if you can’t catch me here, someone’s gonna be in trouble, huh?”

“……”

“With all that divine being act, how ridiculous.”

Regardless of having been a god in the past, this guy was just a dog with his tail between his legs now.

And I absolutely would not lose to such a half-baked being.

“… Open the route.”

At my command, Charon, who was slaughtering the sea creatures, began to row vigorously, explosively emitting dark blue mist.

Toward the several paths created like that, Cerberus spewed forth hellfire.

Boom!

Whoosh—!

Whether it had the regeneration of a hydra or the skin of a dragon, everything would be just ash in the face of that flame.

Indeed, Tindalus’s army was ablaze without even managing to put up a fight despite being in a rampaging state.

“… I can’t believe such power!”

As the carefully arranged battle situation crumbled, Tindalus frowned and unleashed divine energy toward me.

“No more respect. From now on, I will acknowledge you as an enemy and hit you with everything I’ve got.”

“… What are you saying?”

Ignoring my incredulous reaction, Tindalus swung his trident.

“Accept eternal slumber!”

A tremendous amount of divine energy erupted, and crashing waves and intense lightning surged toward me.

The scale was so immense that it felt like witnessing the end of the world right before my eyes.

Crash!

Kaboom—!

However, even that was insufficient to capture me.

Volcanus and Nox, summoned through the Book of Death, radiated heat, evaporating the water, while Serejia and the other two let out cascades of lightning.

And amidst all that, I smirked and raised a finger.

“I can do something similar.”

“What…?”

“Divine Power, Decree of Death.”

Swoosh—

Honestly, it was just throwing words around; it wasn’t really a divine power or anything.

Yet, I was confident that it was a skill with strength that wouldn’t fall behind Tindalus’s abilities.

“Haaah…!”

Struck directly by my curse that drew upon the power of the Underworld, Tindalus trembled, emitting a pained groan.

His eyes were bloodshot like a sick person, and his skin was cracking, losing its original form.

“This is my home ground. Why not use a bit more strength?”

“Ugh! Divine Power, Triamfephalus!”

With his final divine energy, Tindalus transformed his trident into a gigantic chariot and charged, but already, that attack lacked the momentum it had before.

Ultimately, I summoned the grasp of the undead to easily swallow that assault and slowly walked towards Tindalus.

“It’s frustrating, if only I could give it my all, this wouldn’t have happened…”

“So, I’d like to know who your master is.”

“… That is impossible.”

“Then we’re done here.”

Swish!

As Charon swung his oar, Tindalus’s head soared into the sky.

The once-majestic Sea God met a pitiful end.

“Then, only one remains now.”

Hudson, hiding and watching the battle between me and Tindalus, slowly began to back away with a shocked expression.

“How could… this happen. Surely, He said it would be sufficient…”

“Well, if he had prepared one or two more at a similar level, who knows?”

Of course, I had no intention of easily falling for it even if he did.

“Can you not talk like that one? Then I might just kill you.”

“Ugh! Don’t be ridiculous! I didn’t come all this way to be defeated by trash like you. I will surely be by His side…”

“Looks like you’re just another discard.”

Swish!

Thud—!

Once again, with a gesture from Charon, Hudson’s head rolled on the ground.

In truth, I had been already prepared to cut his thread while talking to him.

He truly was someone exceptionally thorough.

‘But I’ve cleared out the pawns, so it’s not a bad outcome.’

As the battle came to a perfect end, I returned the Seal of the Underworld and gathered all my power.

Then, the shoulder pain I had been trying to ignore started to bug me.

“… Ugh.”

“Teacher! Are you okay?”

“It’s just a scratch.”

Though I hadn’t shown it during the fight, Tindalus’s lightning was an attack I couldn’t easily ignore.

While it was true that I won relatively easily in terms of process, it was a situation where one single mistake could have been extremely dangerous.

‘I didn’t expect him to be quite this strong.’

To be honest, it was my first time going head to head with beings said to be gods, so I wasn’t quite sure, but Tindalus was indeed no trivial opponent.

If there exists an enemy with an even stronger deity status than him, it might not be easy to achieve victory as effortlessly as this time.

‘To think they can send an enemy of this level already?’

Shin Do Yoon had said it was not yet a cause for concern, but somehow, the situation felt off.

While this might’ve been an overreach to catch me, it was still overly optimistic speculation.

“… Let’s go back.”

For now, I needed time to recuperate and re-strategize.

Meeting Shin Do Yoon and formulating a precise countermeasure would come after that.

‘There must be a way somehow.’

Still, the fact that I could fully act against an enemy of this level was a visible achievement.

I was certainly stronger than before.

The struggles and joys I experienced while building my strength from the beginning, along with the battle against Gideon, gave me enlightenment.

Even if they are divine beings, they are no longer opponents I cannot face.

‘I just need to sweep them all away.’

Thus, I will restore the Earth to its previous state and continue a new life once more.

That is my clearest goal at this moment.